Board of Directors - February 2011
Executive Committee
President: Willem Van Kempen
Vice President: Tom Purdon
Secretary: Eileen Buckel
Treasurer: Carol Lambert
Board of Directors' and Responsibilities
If you have a question about any one of these activities, please write us an email directed to the person in charge at this address: info@friendsofmaderacanyon.org
Accessible Trail Tours – Rozanne Roman
Adult Education Programs –Tamara Kahrimanis
Annual Audit – Tom Purdon
Annual Meeting of the Friends – Rozanne Roman
Archives – Dita Hagen
Bat House Research Program – Jerry Popham
Chamber of Commerce Coordination – Eileen Buckel
Comment Cards – Dita Hagen
Education –
Event Calendar – Louise Gibbeson & Eileen Buckel
Forest Service Liaison – Willem Van Kempen
Fundraising – Judy Thoreson
Historian – Dita Hagen
Liaison with other Environmental Organizations – Tom Purdon
Literature Printing – Phil Gantt
Mailing – Jerry Popham
Marketing – Carol Lambert
Memorials – Carol Lambert
Miles and Hours Compilation – Rozanne Roman
Newspaper Column – Louise Gibbeson
Nominations of new Board Members – Dita Hagen
Planned Giving – Judy Thoreson
Preservation – Dita Hagen
Publicity – Louise Gibbeson
Speakers’ Bureau – Eileen Buckel
Special Events – Louise Gibbeson
Special Projects – Carol Lambert
Storage & Inventory – open
Visitor Information Station – Wally Lamb
Volunteer Coordination & Recognition – Willem Van Kempen
Volunteer of the Year – Willem Van Kempen
Web Site – George Cottay (alternate)
Other Functions performed by non-board members
Car Counter - Phil Gantt
Literature Distribution - Phil Gantt
Editor, Canyon Chatter - George West
Education Director -Doug Moore
Grant Writing -
Membership Materials, Recruiting, & Orientation – Ellen West
Preservation & Clean-up - Mike Staples
Scholarship - Sondra Dexter
Web Master - George West
Board Member Profiles
Eileen Buckel
Eileen moved to Green Valley in 2005 upon retirement from a community college in California. She became a birder while in California and having Madera Canyon close by was a lure to moving here. She volunteers in the Visitor Information Station and has enjoyed meeting the wonderful people who make up the Friends.
George Cottay
George and Ann Cottay became full time Green Valley residents in 2010. With moving boxes still occupying the garage they joined the Friends of Madera Canyon and enjoy being among the many volunteers who help maintain the canyon as a key educational, environmental, and recreational resource. Both enjoy birding, cycling, and hiking. George adds photography and communications to the mix.
Louise Gibbeson
Louise moved to Green Valley in 2000 from Seattle, where she owned a travel agency. Her father was a great fisherman, so most of her family's vacations were camping in the mountains and forests of the Northwest. "I naturally gravitated to Madera Canyon on moving to Green Valley because it reminded me of the beauty and green of my childhood."
Dita-Erika Hagen
Dita moved to Green Valley permanently a year ago, after retiring from teaching. She has lived in Washington state, Oregon, California, and Germany, her place of birth.
The Madera Canyon was one reason for choosing Green Valley as a "forever home." "The beauty of the canyon continues to inspire, energize, and comfort me." She hopes to continue acting as archivist for the Friends.
Tamara Kahrimanis
A New Englander, Tamara moved to Green Valley in 2003 from Connecticut. Tamara is a very active musician, bringing in colleagues to help with the Friends' fundraisers and Music in the Canyon. As a former teacher, she is also drawn to the Friends of Madera Canyon's mission of "conservation through education." She loves Madera Canyon because "for me and for so many, it refreshes the soul."
Wally Lamb
Wally and his wife came to Green Valley 4 years ago from Indiana. Madera Canyon is one of the places that attracted them to the area because of the tranquility and the opportunity it provides to get close to nature.
Carol Lambert
Carol and her husband Clarke moved to Arizona in 1998 from Boulder, Colorado. She is a birder and Master Gardener and loves Madera Canyon because the six different habitat zones you travel through to get to the top of the canyon provide a huge diversity of flora and fauna. "I enjoy volunteering because we have over 100 active volunteers, you get to meet great people, and I take great satisfaction in giving back to nature."
Jerry Popham
Jerry and Cookie Popham moved to Green Valley from California because of the beauty, openness, and natural wonders of southeast Arizona. Both are avid birders and enjoy Madera Canyon and its wonderful trail system. Jerry is interested in preserving the unique wonders of Madera Canyon through difficult times of population growth in the area.
Tom Purdon
Tom and his wife Kathryn have always loved being outdoors and engaging in activities that allows appreciation of nature. Tom has been active on the Defenders of Madera Canyon committee and is also on the board of Save the Scenic Santa Ritas. The Purdons grew up in Iowa and have lived in Colorado, Tucson, and Green Valley for the past seven years.
Rozanne Roman
Rozanne moved here in 1993 from the California Bay Area. Her nursing position is very stressful, and she find peace and serenity in Madera Canyon. Studies show that patients recover faster when they can see the green of Mother Nature. Rozanne is also a docent at the Desert Museum and feels that it is very important to reach out to children.
Judy Thoreson
Judy has been a Docent with the Friends of Madera education program since 1994. She spends six months of the year "back at the lake" in Iowa, where her children and grandchildren visit, and where she serves on the board of the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory -- a biological field station of Iowa's state universities.
Willem Van Kempen
Madera Canyon and its surroundings were a big draw to our moving to this area of the country. Willem and his wife became members of the Friends because “its mission to educate and preserve the canyon has been foremost on my mind and drives my actions while in the canyon.”
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